Can anyone identify this fly?

[Craignev]

I think I may have gotten these flies in a swap a couple years ago, but I don't know what they are. Anyone recognize them?

The back is a strip of rabbit hair and the belly is braided silver tinsel.

Hope you can help.

[striblue]

It loks like a Dave Whitlock baby Bunker..just guessing

[joshr]

They're Zonkers.

[Craignev]

Thanks!

Seems like from the info I could find (now that I have a name) that these are a fairly versatile fly, effective on many species both fresh and salt.

Anyone use them on stripers and have any tips?

[Brianf27]

Those are the original zonkers. The body is a piece of lead tape foldedover the shank, trimmed to shape and covered w/ mylar tubing.

[docofthebay]

They work great on stripers and albies in different sizes..I have used them in all black at dusk and nite...

[boba]

With rabbit on the wing, it's a Zonker, but I bet it's a zonker variation on Al Brewster's Matuka Sand Eel. See page 258 in "An Anglers Guide to Trout Fishing in Massachusetts" published by MA/RI Trout Unlimited.